>> anthrax for watching early edition of. "the early show" is -- >> thanks for watching "early edition." "the early show" is up next. a moment eight years in the making. prince william and kate middleton grab headlines around the world with the official announcement of their royal engagement. as the couple basks in congratulations of their families and add mirrors everywhere, they remember his mother, the late princess diana. from the ring to the proposal to the wedding plans. we'll take you inside their storybook romance and look ahead to their big day as we bring you a special edition of "the early show" from buckingham palace this wednesday, november 17th, show" from buckingham palace this wednesday, november 17th, 2010. captioning funded by cbs

and as you can see, we are here live for you in london this morning. the special edition of "the early show" the royal engagement. the crowds are gathered. changing of the guard a few moments ago and there's, of course, a lot of buzz on the streets here, as well, for that royal engagement. prince william finally popping the question to his commoner girlfriend kate middleton joining the family. there's excitement here in the air this morning. >> good morning. maggie is off today. just watching all of the pictures coming in from the uk yesterday, so exciting. she couldn't be anymore beautiful and as it turns out prince williams, indeed, prince charming. i mean, just fantastic. and everybody talking about what a romantic he is. >> absolutely. and in so many ways, this is the fairytale dream that girls have.

they want their prince charming. they dream about prince william and kate middleton dreamed of him in boarding school and now that fairytale is coming true so we know, of course, he did pop the question on vacation. she, of course, said yes. but now the real speculation begins as to whether it will be at westminster abbie or st. paul's cathedral, sparkling and splendid and over the top or subdued to reflect the economic times? so now, we start with those questions including the where and the when. today, the real work begins. after spending last night together at clarence house around the corner from buckingham palace, the royal couple will meet with advisers to plan this country's most anticipated wedding in decades. >> really exciting. we have been talking about it for a listening time and for us it's a real relief and really nice to tell everybody. >> reporter: prince william carried his mother's engagement ring with him in his backpack before proposing last month

while in kenya. >> did you get down on one knee? >> that will be a secret, peter. >> reporter: we know kate tried on the ring. it fit and then gave it back to her fiance for safekeeping. >> over the years, things were getting better and better. we had a few stumbling blocks as every relationship does. >> when you go out with someone for quite a long time, you do get to know each other very, very well. you go through the good times and bad times, you know, both personally but also within a relationship, as well. >> reporter: for three weeks the engagement was their secret. the announcement even caught the queen by surprise who said she was delighted. as is the father of the groom. >> obviously thrilled. thank you very much. practicing for long enough. >> reporter: prince harry is thrilled to have a sister. >> we all think he's wonderful and extremely fond of him. they make a lovely couple.

they're great fun to be with and we have had a lot of laughs together. we wish them every happiness for the future. thank you. >> reporter: just where and when that future will begin isn't clear. planning a royal wedding in the midst of a recession presents unique challenges with even the queen making cuts in palace staff, they need to plan a wedding simple enough to be considered tasteful and grand enough to give the country a much-needed lift. >> you know, it's the first big wedding in a while so i think it should be a bit lavish. >> a wonderful consort to william. i think she will be brilliant for the country. she'll, again, she is very good with people and she is not wildly outgoing but polite, very gentle. >> reporter: while we wait for the news, there are soufnys to buy. they're already printing the plates. so with a little more detail on what we can expect. joining us is ingrid seward. you are joining about the royals for some 17 years now.

>> a bit longer i think. >> the perfect person for us to ask. as you look at this, everything we learned yesterday, it was a fairytale moment, this sweet engagement which prince william held back on the details a little bit to keep it private. is it what you expected when we finally learn odd of an engagement? >> i think it was what i expected. i thought that william would be very cool in the interview and he was affectionate and patted her leg occasionally and let her talk and modern, you know. i think when charles and diana did their interview, it was charles that did the talking. >> she had a look, as well. may i speak? may i not speak? you mentioned it was more modern and talk that the royal family needs to modernize a bit. is kate middleton what they need at that point? >> i she is what they need. they're modernizing quite well and injection of glamour and beauty and youth is exactly what they need. >> and it's been said that actually the queen is fairly fond of her. >> the queen doesn't know her. they have only met once but

prince charles is very fond of her and camilla is extremely fond of her as you can see from the interview yesterday. >> how important is that for kate as he joins the royal family to have that backing? >> she needs their support. she'll need a lot of support from them. been around william for eight years and she doesn't know what she is in for and needs the support of the duke and duchess of cornwall, charles and camilla and the queen will be there in the background. >> doesn't know what she is getting herself in for. what is she in for? >> i wish we knew. none of us know. >> what is it like to be joining the family, marrying prince william? how significant of a change is this for her in her life? this morning it is all different. >> totally changed for her. for a start, a detective with her all the time. she'll be living in one of the royal residences when she is not with william in his cottage in wales and she is going to really have to watch everything she says and does, and as fergie said and diana said, keep

smiling. that's what she does. >> she has a beautiful smile. just radiant as every bride should be at this point. what do you expect from their wedding? >> i think the wedding will probably be at westminster abbie but i'm always wrong. probably westminster abbie an they have what they call a magic 400 guests to invite and i'm afraid poor kate probably won't have that many of her friends there and very royal. >> among that 400, that is dignitaries, heads of state. those are the 400 to include? >> heads of state. depending on how big an occasion it will be and then the queen's immediate family and then, of course, kate middleton's family come a little bit down the line and william determined not let them be sucked in by the royal sort of machine. i think he wants them to have a bit of a say in this. >> they seem to be making a path and diana wanted them to have a normal life as possible and continuing that path even in

this engagement. >> diana said to him as a kid, you will have my engagement ring when you're grown up and he carried that through and she said to him, make sure your fiancee is your friend and what he said yesterday. >> he thinks it's going to work because they were friends first. is this a royal marriage then that you see lasting? >> it has to last. and i think william knows that better than anyone and kate comes from such a secure background unlike fergie and diana that both came from broken homes and the thing the queen is thrilled about, this girl had a happy childhood and very together and she is sort of holds herself well and i think she knows what's going on. >> a fine role model. looking forward to talking more about this, of course, in the weeks an months to come as we build up. great to have you with us this morning. >> thank you. >> thank you. harry, back to you. >> all right. erica, thank you very much.

ingrid, thank you. let's go over to the news desk now with jeff glor. >> good morning, everyone. the russian man accused of selling millions of dollars in weapons to terror groups will be in court today right here in new york. victor bout called a merchant of death arrived in manhattan early this morning after extradition from thailand. the action drew unrest from russia. germany this morning raising the security level in response to a new terror threat. the german interior minister said it was a tip of an unnamed country of a planned attack later this month. house democrats likely announce today that nancy pelosi will lead them in the next congress and congressman rangel learning his punishment for violations. cbs news congressional correspondent nancy cordes on capitol hill with more on that. nancy, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, jeff. how democrats choose their leaders today and there are a handful of democrats calling on

nancy pelosi to step aside waking way for someone less polarizing but most members are standing by her. >> this is a woman who accomplished what speakers have tried to do since theodore roosevelt which is pass a comprehensive health care bill and of course she will be vilified by it. >> reporter: pelosi is expected to defend off a contender. >> we have come off across the biggest loss for the democratic party and almost a century. and to go back and put the exact same leadership in place is probably not the right thing for our party. >> reporter: on another front, veteran new york congressman charles rangel faces punishment after a house ethics panel found him guilty of financial misconduct yesterday. >> count 11. >> reporter: the charges included house stationary to solicit money for a center named after him as well as failing to report to the irs rent from a house in the dominican republic.

a defiant rangel called the entire proceeding unfair. >> i've never heard of the possibility of someone being accused of something and not having the time to get a lawyer. >> reporter: house republicans hold their leadership elections today, as well. but john boehner of ohio not expected to face a challenge so he will be the next speaker of the house. jeff? >> nancy cordes on capitol hill, thank you. the former reality tv show producer accused of killing his wife in next cobeen in federal court today in los angeles. mexican authorities say he murdered his wife monica on vacation. she was found deadality a resort near cancun last april. police this morning trying to solve a real-life hollywood crime. ronni chasen was gunned down early yesterday morning after attending a movie premier. the 64-year-old shot in the

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rest of the country, a rough day in the northeast. rain and gusty winds there. in the northwest, an approaching storm bringing rain and snow. cold and breezy conditions cove, 13 minutes past the hour. that's your weather. now here's harry. >> jeff, thank you very much. we're going to take a break and be right back. you're watching "the early show" on cbs.

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welcome back to the royal engagements this special edition of "the early show" live from london joined from tom abbie from i-tv. so many people waiting to hear about it. we were talking quickly in the break and you said prince william did a good job keeping this quiet, close to the vest. that's really his m.o., isn't it? >> yes. i mean, you know, many years ago, he didn't really -- you know, not wanting him to do this job at all, king, every time he's grown into it but the one thing he's kept, i shall think, a core sense he wants to live life on his terms in his way. yes, he's prepare to do things expected of him but wants to control it to a degree. i think we saw that the way he handled this announcements,

waited three weeks, kept it to himself, people were pretty sure he was engaged but people in his office waiting for him -- >> he seemed very affectionate with her, not always something you see from a royal couple. >> surely not. >> if ever. >> if ever, yeah. >> what about their demeanor, did you -- stood out to you, i should say, or did you notice, were there knowing glances? >> i mean, i've known them sort of reasonably well quite a long time so, you know, the interview was, i suppose, unrepresentative of our -- of the time we normally spend together. she was very nervous and i spent half an hour upstairs before and we had a laugh about things in an attempt to relax her. i think we are all conscious of the last interview like that charles and diana, spectacularly awful. he said whatever love is still gets replayed. i said beforehand, look this is your happy day. i've only one task to try to avoid mucking it up.

people are curious about you. this is -- normally i cover politics. it is a conversation. i just want, you know, give you a chance to relax and talk about yourselves. hope he fully that went okay. what are they like normally? they are very -- they love each other. they are very fries nice, they are good friends, great sense of humor and enjoy each other's company. i think a significant point to make they put a lot of thought into this. i would bet a large amount of money they'll never be divorced or anything like that. they know they are stuck in there until the end of time together. i can't promise they'll be happy. i hope they will. i'm sure they were but they know they are in there and put a lot of thought into that. >> you mentioned, too, the half hour you spent with them before the interview. >> yeah. >> kate middleton was understandably a bit nervous. the nerves of coming out and doing this interview or the nerves of the reality setting in she will be in there for the rest of her life? >> i don't think she's worried about that. i think they've devoted an awful lot of thought to that and i think they are happy together. they know -- in a curious way, i suppose like the whole prince

philip marriage. if you know you are stuck together until the end of time, in a way it almost makes it easier, no point carrying on with argument because you are still stuck there next week, next month. in a way i don't think that's their problem but has never done anything like this before and suddenly has to come out and do an interview watched by hundreds of millions of people and replayed. if it had gone wrong, would have hahned her slash all of us for years and years and years. i think that was a very -- i can't imagine a more intimidating interview for three of us who know each other quite well to sit down and do that interview but we got through it. >> you know them quite well. back in the states we seem to think kate middleton seems so quote-unquote normal. are they as normal as they seem to an outsider. >> harry and william have have been very unlike other royals the william is a little more conscious of his position, he has to be, even more careful.

harry is, frankly, quite stupid in the past, a very charming guy. >> right. he's learning. >> he's learning. but, you know, they -- yeah, they are normal and nice. >> it is great. we enjoyed watching it and the interview. thanks for stopping by and giving more insight. i'm sure we'll see more in the coming months and there will be more to come. you are watching "the early show" on cbs. ♪ daisy, do a dollop our family-owned company makes daisy... with 100% natural farm-fresh cream. no artificial ingredients. no preservatives. and no added hormones. ♪ daisy, do-do a dollop

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we know she is the commoner who is now engaged to the prince but who really is kate middleton? we're going to take a closer look at this young lady, which all the world is now buzzing about, harry. >> erica, thank you for bringing all the excitement to us this morning. much more from london ahead. back here we'll start talking

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the royal engagements. "the early show" is live this morning in london outside of buckingham palace to bring you all the very latest on the upcoming royal wedding. prince william and kate middleton, of course, announcing their engagement yesterday and, boy, has it gotten a lot of attention, as you would imagine on the cover of nearly newspaper not just in the uk but around the globe this morning. i wanted to share a couple with you, harry. kate middleton is really just stunning in blue and she popped so much on the cover of all these newspapers, you saw the "star," here is "the sun" and i believe the "daily mail" just three but the happy couple on

the front of eve one and a sweet glance how they looked at each and everyone is talking about how truly they are in love and it paid off for the really good friends to make sure this wasment to be. >> all this comments about him being such a roma tin tick and she's in the blue dress that matchels the engagement ring, sapphire. >> uh-huh. >> well, we've been talking about shopping a lot here on the broadcast the last couple of days and are going to continue to talk about that this morning and how to save money on holiday gifts. there are dozens if not hundreds of money-saving websites out there and our financial guru rebecca jarvis is here to tell you about the more obscure ones that can help you save even more cash. erica? >> all right. we'll be looking forward to that. back here in london, we thought this was a perfect opportunity to give you a better idea who kate middleton is and so mark phillips is standing by in her home town a hamlet, actually,

i've been told there are two pubs and a post office in bucklebury, where we find you this morning. >> reporter: that's right. just up the road from bucklebury, down that drive a previously unknown home now, of course a matter of great interest around the world. the middleton family house where kate grew up and her family still live. oddly, until yesterday, we had barely ever even heard kate middleton speak known as the long-time girlfriend of prince william but unknown as a person now of course the object of worldwide curiosity. the middle-class english rose who got her prince. it's not like kate middleton didn't know what she was getting into. the flash-a-on this of the engagement announcements the first burst of what life will be like for her as the wife of a future king. but she's had a lot of training from someone who should know, her future husband. >> -- because i don't know what i'm sort of -- i don't know the

ropes, really. but, no, i'm willing to learn qui quickly and work up. >> reporter: kate middleton wasn't born for the sort of public life she'll now have. the family are commoners, if millionaire commoners. they live in what was until now a sleepy rural village an hour outside of london but for local residents kate middleton was always a princess in the making. >> she's beautiful in photographs but in real life is absolutely stunning. and just got the most amazing personality, as well. just -- she'll make a super princess. >> reporter: as kate was william's special guest as he graduated from officer college at sandherst, the chattering classes had to get used to the idea she might be the one, even if they didn't like it. >> i think kate is soothing and comfortable for him. she's absolutely there for him. her whole life to date has been, since she met him, has been

tailored around him, to her own dit riment that she has not had a job. >> reporter: but what she has was loyalty and the prince's eye and staying power. >> she hasn't once put a foot wrong, even when breefrly she split up with william and there was talk of him not being committed. he she was the one, she, if you remember went out in the most glamorous frock she could find and before you know it the future king was back knocking on her door saying i've made a terrible mistake. >> after eight years of being percent sis tent waity katey she's proven the wait was worth it and over. choosing a bride william has opted for mimgdz-class respectability and not had to wait for some aristocratic cousin, distant cousin, perhaps, from europe to come along. but in choosing kate middleton, he's also chosen someone from the leafy environs of middle england like he grew up and

hasn't gone that far out from his comfort zone, erica. >> they appear comfortable together, as well. thanks. joining us is katy in this case colwho wrote "william and harry: behind the palace walls" to give us more insight about who she is. what's something we don't know about her? >> i think she is an awful lot of fun and can drink prince william under the table. >> really? >> nightclubs i've seen her carrying a tray -- she's the one standing and william is looking [ inaudible ] so she's quite a partier. i know people think she is very demure and a bit of a wallflower, which she is but i've always said don't underestimate this girl there is a lot to her. >> an interesting tip. not something i'm sure the palace would put out there a fun fact about the woman about to join the family. >> but she is a lot of fun and i think she has a reputation being a plain-jane and there's a lot more to her. here in england we haven't seen that much of her. that press conference at st. james's palace yesterday was the

first time wife heard her speak, seen her picture and take the stage. i don't know about you, but i think she did an amazing job. >> she did. there was much anticipation because we haven't heard from her before. do you think it was what everyone was expecting when the moment arrived? >> i think it was better than what we were expecting. i certainly didn't expect her to be so confident. i saw her before she went on the stage and she said she had butterflies and of course was very, very nervous but i think she handled it so well and i know there will always be the comparison to diana but i think kate has a confidence about her, largely because the palace have introduced theory royal life from a very early start in their relationship. >> working on it. you mentioned diana "the guardian" said there are actually three people in this engagement, william, kate and diana. >> yes. >> when does she get to come out from the shadow of the woman who would have been her moth mother-in-law. >> it will be difficult, isn't it? it will be hard for kate and i

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a chilly morning, to say the least, but the feelings are warm. the emotions. >> i feel warmed by the serenade of the violin this morning. >> looks good. there's buckingham palace and right in front is erica hill not holding down the fort but holding up the palace, i'd say. good morning. >> morning, erica. >> good morning. such a trip to be here. you're right it is chilly but plenty of warm sentiments in the air and plenty of people looking to make a little money off this wedding, too. shockingly they are already out there. >> the puntsers right? >> it is amazing. >> we lost erica. >> not just for things like the dates but people talking about the date of the wedding. everybody wants to know. harry, jeff, i know you need to plan your travel and get it done

but looking at dates. what i find more interesting there are 24 different choices of dress color they are taking odds on. ivory leads right now, the longest odds for green and brown. who wears a brown wedding dress? certainly not a princess. >> i like the bet on where will the wedding take place and in las vegas was 1000-1. >> i think elvis is available, though. >> right. i also love my favorite is betting on the color of the queen's hat. >> got to go with blue, right? >> feels like it. erica. lots more coming up from london in just a little bit and we are also going to reveal "people" magazine's sexiest man alive. >> not me. >> a little bit later on "the early show." i couldn't sleep right. next day it took forever to get going. night after night, i sat up. sprayed up. took a shower... or took a pill. then i tried drug-free breathe right advanced. and instantly, i breathed better! i slept better. it felt...better. thank you, breathe right!

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it's 7:55. time for news headlines from cbs 5. i'm sydnie kohara. there is a chance oakland mayor ron dellums will leave his job before his term ends january 3. the "san francisco chronicle" says dellums may take a lobbying job before the end of the year. he already cancelled today's scheduled state of the city address and plans to post it online instead. san jose a step closer to requiring a city license for any retail their sells tobacco products. the city council voted yesterday to have staff members prepare an ordinance. it would have each business pay $450 a year to cover the cost of enforcing state and local tobacco laws. more than 800 stores currently sell tobacco in the city. and oakland is moving ahead with efforts to keep the oakland as in town. the city will pay for an environmental impact report for

the victory court ballpark site near jack london square. mayor-elect jean quan supports building a new stadium in oakland even though as owner lew wolff wants to move the team to downtown san jose. traffic and weather right after this. ,,,,,,

hey, you got groceries! yeah! i thought we'd eat at home. save some money. $200 bucks? that's not saving! [jacks voice] at my place i'm bringing back the bonus jack. two patties, melting cheese and my secret sauce plus fries and a drink for only $3.99. i get it. you can eat a lot cheaper at your place than you can at home. but do have this? i have dessert. what about this? ohhh. ohhhhhh. jack. that's for max. good morning bart delays 15- minute delays to the east bay into downtown san francisco. it's all because of an earlier problem involving a train taken

out of service. slow down the eastshore freeway backed upcoming off the carquinez bridge to golden gate fields. speeds under 20 miles an hour. we had a series of accidents along that stretch. and it's still pretty bad drive time there as well, almost 55 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze westbound 80. towards the bay bridge toll plaza not quite backed up to full strength. just pretty jammed from about the 880 overcrossing. that's your traffic. here's tracy with your forecast. hey, thanks, elizabeth. forecast for the morning, more sunshine is expected today. here's a look from san jose. san jose today's high temperatures in the 70s, you guys. lower 70s. around the bay area here's how it all shakes out. near 60 along the coast for highs, mid-60s around the bay and the lower 70s inland. bear it mind as we move into the weekend major changes, chance of showers friday, rainfall expected saturday, sunday and temperatures the 50s as highs. much cooler and a wet weekend, and continued chance of showers monday and tuesday. ,,,,,,,,

we are live from london for the royal engagement. a special edition of "the early show" coming to you from in front of buckingham palace this morning, and we're going to take a close are look in this hour at kate middleton. the fiancee this morning of prince william and the comparisons. inevitable comparisons between her and the woman who would have been her mother-in-law, late princess diana. are they fair? we'll get to the bottom of that and a few more things just ahead. well, and erica, back here in the colonies we'll see if dave price made any significant progress in his mission to make it back home by friday. there's dave.

oh -- unshaven in a car, and i'm afraid to say, i've been looking at the notes, and i think stuck in the mountain time zone. he's had misforchen in idaho and -- it's not travel. it's really almost travail is a better description. the latest. first, jeff glor is in the newsdesk with a check of the headlines. >> he doesn't look good right now. >> he's looked better. >> all right. harry, good morning. good morning, everyone. a russian judge selling millions of dollars in weapons to terrorist will appear in court right here in new york. viktor bout was delivered to a manhattan lockup after an extradition flight from thailand. russia wanted them to free him a normer military officer. accused of murdering his wife in mexico appears in los angeles to begin what could be a long extradition fight for him. bruce beresford-redman arrested

yesterday more than seven months after his wife monica was found dead at a cancun resort. authorities want redman returned after a federal criminal complaint cites chilling testimony from witnesses quoting two english teenagers staying at the hotel saying they were awakened by screams, cries for help, and sounded like a woman in extreme distress. police say they have no motives or suspects in the brutal murder of famed hollywood publicist. ronni chasen gunned down early yesterday morning on sunset boulevard. shot five times in the chest. her car was sent crashing into a lightpost. she had just attend add movie premiere and believed to be driving home. yesterday investigators seized computers from her office. on capitol hill today, house republicans and democrats choose leaders for the coming terms. republicans are expected to stick with john boehner of ohio and heath shuler, nancy pelosi says she'll remain the top

democrat. and highest military decoration called brave and humble. yesterday army staff sagt sal jintao jintao -- sal guinta. the late nest 40 years to receive the medal of honor. katie couric has a preview of tonight's "cbs evening news." >> good morning. more than 65 million people are expected to be diagnosed with alzheimer's by the year 2030. sometimes using their life's savings. what can you do to spot warning signs? new guidelines helping families cope. tonight only on the "cbs evening news." now back to "the early show."

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erica. hey, erica? >> reporter: hey, jeff. thanks very much. just ahead, kate middleton is quickly becoming the new face ever the royal family, and the comparisons with princess diana are inevitable. but are they fair? we'll take a look, and also andrew mort sn here to weigh in. the author of the controversy and revealing biography on princess diana. that's when "the early show" continues live from london. m london. okay, i need a better pizza.

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blossomed into a once in a generation princess. loved around the world for her warmth, compassion and devotion. >> i would love to have met her. and she's an inspirational woman to look up to. >> reporter: with tuesday's official announcement, comparing kate to william's late mother kicked into high gear, beginning with the ring. >> my mother's engagement ring. i thought it was quite nice. obviously she's not around to share in any of the fun and excitement of all this. this is my way of keeping her sort of close to it all. >> may i see the ring? >> it's a wonderful sapphire diamond. >> reporter: 30 years earlier a strikingly similar setting, the 18 carat sapphire stunner graced the hand of lady diana spencer. >> i can't go wrong. he's there with me. >> reporter: just 19, she dated ca charles only six months before their engagement. a far cry from the eight-year

courtship for this couple. >> i'm glad i had the time to grow and understand myself as well. >> reporter: also described as confident, kate once quipped the prince was luck toy have her. >> everyone can see she's not like diana. not a troubled girl from a broken home. she's a very easygoing, happy, well adjusted girl. >> reporter: despite her arift crack background, diana's parents' bitter divorce haunted her. her marriage far from the fairy tale she dreamed of as a little girl. there's a feeling this royal union will be differ. a commoner backed by strong family will write her own family. perhaps a true fairy tale at last. >> it's like carving your own future and no one's trying to fill my mother's shoes and what she did is fantastic. make the her own future and destiny and kate will do a great job of that. >> reporter: quite an uproar

when andrew morton's revealing biography of princess diana was published in 1982. his latest, "angelina: an unauthorized biography." great have you with us. you nuprin says diana. what would she think of the woman who would have in fact been her daughter-in-law? >> she'd be thrilled, but a little jealous as well i think. because she'd be approaching 50 now and be seeing the fashion pattern has really passed and from one generation to the next. i'm sure advising kate, but also a little bit of her sadness of losing a son as well. >> reporter: losing a son. i want to make sure i get this correct. she had told her son, if you find someone you love in life, you must hang on to it and look after it. it appears he has taken his mother's advice. >> yes, very much so. i was struck by three at the engagement. a bit crowded. the ghost of diana hung heavily

there. yes. she always said to me that the throne will jump through generations and go to william, and she was always grooming him for a happy life and also for a fulfilling life, also a life where he would do his duty. i think kate will be a very solid partner for him. the queen, princess elizabeth and philip and charles and diana. >> do you think cate kate will be more prepared? no one took her aside and said, this is what you should expect. >> undoubtedly, prince charles asked diana to marry him in the nursery. they'd only known each other effectively 28 days. most of that time, camilla parker bowles, now prince charles' wife, and diana was virgin. didn't know what was going on. prince william knows kate and

she knows him. her first real taste in the spotlight. >> reporter: how do you think she did? >> nervous. one question she fluffed on that she kind of froze on was when asked about diana. she said just an inspirational figure then lost her way. >> any, though, right way to answer that question? because diana is still so loved. not just here but around the world. she's an icon. >> well, let's face it, diana was unique and a people's princess and people felt tremendously moved by her passing. what, 13 years ago now. and kate still got her royal -- she's just learning the ropes. remember, too, when diana first entered the royal family she was silent, by prince charles' side. utterly overwhelmed. had i went on her first talk with her in australia, she just couldn't cope. >> far different this time. we're watching and enjoying this. andrew morton, thanks.

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time to check in again with dave, who was a bit worried yesterday about having some major setbacks monday. as you'll recall, he started his journey back to new york last friday in anchorage, alaska with $50 and a cell phone. and a jacket that he later lost and on monday, made it to yakima, washmagton, very impressed. yesterday morning, though, only had gotten as far as coeur d'alene, idaho. this morning, he's only in bozeman, montana. >> dmoob trouble. >> the new title to the series "no way home, no really" dave, how are you this morning? >> uh, harry good morning to you. i'm just going to shut off the radio in the hotel sonata, where i stayed, the hyundai sonata, i have my blanket, a sleeping bag very comfortable when the seats recline 40 degrees. i'll be visiting the

chiropractor when i return sometime next year. last year at this time we were in omaha, nebraska. this year on wednesday in boz dz man, montana. we are in, plain language, some big trouble. we are in bozeman, when they filmed "a river runs through it" ooekt of the continental divide a population of 27,000 people i'm urging at this moment to employ me. we traveled 366 miles overnight and we did not, again, make the progress we wanted, but we took yesterday and we took the time. i just sat here and i said, i need to get things in order. and so, that's what happened. take a look. ♪ you had a bad day >> having lost most of my cash for a clunker the day before, i was near broke and, if i had any chance of getting home, i had to clean up quickly so that's just what i did at the holiday inn

express. >> we're working over here, over. >> my boss, laura hart, executive housekeeper. >> what's the worst thing you've ever seen? >> the worst thing i've ever seen? >> yeah, walking in. >> they were having sex. >> laura has seen everything, because she's been keeping hotel rooms spotless for 16 years. how many thousands of beds have you made? >> i couldn't tell you. >> i'm 44. i've -- i can count the number of beds i've made. she is so good, she can make a bed in two minutes and clean an entire room in 25. so, with a few pointers from the pro -- >> you are going to do wax on, wax off, pull that corner up. that way, you're not touching any body fluids. that's more protection for you. >> it was time to shine. ♪ i need dollars, dollars,

dollars what i need ♪ in the end it took me only 20 minutes to make the bed. the meks time you think of coming and staying in a hotel and not tipping the chambermaid, think again. this is very hard work. cash in hand i set my sights getting as far east as i could go. the issue was. i think i need to take two seconds and figure out where i am and how. i have no idea what to do. to be honest with you, let's stop the interview because i need to -- but i soon frpged out i could afford to rent a car one way from coeur d'alene, idaho to denver, colorado, if i could just get to the rental agency before they close. >> let's go, let's go, let's government and it seemed again like my luck was turning. $72.60 all the way to denver. do the happy dance. the forecast between idaho and colorado called for snow.

unfortunately, i was a weatherman without a coat. see, i had one with i get into my friend devin's car in bellingham, washington but not when i got out in seattle. so, i needed help. luckily, it came in the form of a caring e-mail. anyway you could drop it off? i don't even know where i'm going next from the local four-square church, they brought me some warmth thank you so much, i can't tell you what this means to me. the kindness in coeur d'alene didn't stop there five dollar footlongs. >> amber grant was nice enough to buy me, a perfect stranger,ing dinner and her young daughter picked up exactly how i was feeling. >> i want to go home now. >> i want to go home, sweetie, i want to go home, too. >> so, what's the plan, dave? >> well, first of all, i left that stinking coat in the hotel in the lobby that i cleaned. i left the coat i got.

i have no coat again. i mean, i'm so tired, i'm not even thinking, so i need a coat. i'm still nine hours from denver. i've got to get the car back, or it starts rolling into that second day. so, i don't know what i'm -- i don't know what i'm going to do with that. i have almost no money again to set aside $79 and something cents to pay for it. i'm going to try to work in bozeman this morning and i don't know. i got to fly -- >> you sound beaten down. just know, we are behind you. we think you can do it. we think. >> actually, jeff, actually in front of me. you're in front of me by several thousand miles. >> it is true. >> this is true. stop losing your coats, man. >> your luck is going to change today, i promise! >> i'm counting on that. i miss you guys. >> all right, buddy. >> i miss shaving and showers, i miss cleanliness. >> if you want to help dave find his way back to new york, find him on twitter or send an

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it's 8:25. time for news headlines from cbs 5. one man is dead after a driver by shooting outside an oakland church. 46-year-old leon wilson was standing outside a church around noon yesterday. he was gunned down. police believe he was targeted. today people will discuss how they can do more to prevent the violence. the undocumented immigrant who once worked as meg whitman's maid wants more money from the whitmans. she and her lawyer are at a state office in san jose this morning trying to get several thousand dollars in unpaid wages. no more free parking for city workers in san francisco. they were exempt from meter fees if they were on official business. but that's now been struck down by the mta. the move is expected to generate more than $2 million to help fund muni service. traffic and weather around

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good morning. let's start off with a look at the south bay. seeing slow traffic out of downtown san jose. it remains backed up to 101 and sluggish towards highway 85. here's live look as you approach the 880 interchange. nothing unusual going on here, just your usual congestion. right now, about a half hour drive time from 101 towards highway 85. also slow the silicon valley

ride westbound 237 heading out of milpitas and this is where we're seeing unusually slow traffic down the eastshore freeway. we had a series of accidents in richmond and it remains heavy from hercules all the way down into berkeley. that's your traffic. here's tracy with your forecast. hey, thanks, elizabeth. forecast for today, sunny and cool. coit tower, looking good, feeling good. today's highs, here we go, breaking it down. 60 at the coast, mid-60s around the bay, lower 70s inland. showers expected friday and rainfall in the forecast for the weekend, along with much cooler temperatures. highs in the 50s saturday and sunday and more cool temperatures expected for monday and tuesday with showers lingering in the forecast. ,,,,,,,,

jo stunningly beautiful morning here, rainy, blustery even into the wee hours but now gorgeous in the city. >> but we'll be windy later on. i have more on the weather coming up in just a moment. >> good waving, by the way. we want to say good morning to centerville high school, right, in ohio oh? welcome back to "the

early show." coming up the big reveal who is 2010's sexiest man alive? >> harry smith. >> no, no jeff glor exempted himself because there was so many -- all this con ter nation about it and said leave me out. >> not even the appearance of impropriety. >> "people" magazine's senior editor to make the announcements and a special anniversary, some of the sexiest men of the past. >> excellent. it is always a crime to waste fad and nobody wants to, especially these days. we'll show he how to keep the food fresher longer and really cut down on your grocery bills. but first, we're going to head back to london. erica hill is there this morning. erica, what do you have for us? >> a lot more coming up here from london this morning, as well, of course live in front of buckingham palace. we're going to tackle what is waiting for kate middle son when it comes to the press and paparazzi. we know how tough for princess

diana literally the last moments of her life. we'll check with two people who know very well what she's in for. back to you. >> that may be the toughest part of all, making the decision saying to go with it, this is the life we'll lead. >> a lot of people talking about the similarities. >> are you ready? dave, of course on the road with "no way home" and actually is coming true, he is not going to get home. >> he may not. i may never be fully ready but

>> that's your weather. now here's harry. >> for many of us the most important part of thanksgiving dinner are the leftovers but any other time of the year if we buy too much food, we throw it out. and all of that waste really does pile up, as "early show" consumer correspondent susan koeppen found out. good morning. >> good morning, harry. we're talking about billions of dollars of food being tossed out every year. so, what's being tossed out the most? fruits, veggies, meat and dairy top the list. between home and work, the kirch

bombers are one busy family. between the three of them they find little time to eat the food they buy. you feel you are buying food and just don't use it. >> well, you know, that's the problem. we buy a lot of food and put it in here with the expectation of using it. >> how much food do you think you waste? >> a lot. >> a lot. their pantry is full. >> i see mold going on with this bread. >> this bread is -- yeah, this is going away. >> most of this food will be thrown out. >> yeah, this willing be thrown out. >> how long do you think you've had that. >> maybe three weeks. >> cans of tomato paste they've never used, moldy sausages, eggs and milk past their expiration date. i was looking at your eggs, october 2nd, they expired sgloong a freezer filled with half a cow. i didn't, half a grass-fed krou they never got around to eating and don't plan to. >> just keep pulling this stuff out of here for a while, if you want. >> they aren't all that unusual. americans throw away 150 billion

pounds of food each year for. the average american family, that equals more than $1300 in wasted food. >> we waste a staggering amount of food in america. >> jonathan bloom author of "american wasteland" says we waste food because we buy too much in bulk and let food spoil before we get a chance to eat it. >> people need to shop smarter, think about the amount of food that they have on hand before they go to the store. >> in the kirch bomber home, the wasted food is enough to fill an entire countertop. when you look at this pile of food that is going into the trash, what do you think? >> it's a shame. this is horrible. i can't believe it's in my refrigerator. >> it would be real nice to have, you know, the extra money rather than the extra cow. >> wow. that's not strange, either, or unusual? >> no. they are a normal american family throwing out food every day. we'll talk about things you can do to help prevent the waste that's going on. first of all, your refrigerator,

set it up like a grocery store. things about to expire, the stuff about to go bad, put it towards the frobt front so people will go in and grab it and eat it also use the freezer, you buy meat, put it in the freezer, deli meat, turkey you buy at the deli. >> label it and know what's in there. >> you can store the deli meat up to three months and also bread, you can keep it in the freezer, use it by the slice when you need it -- >> like that family there, the bread, the whole loaf turned moldy. if you took half, stuck it in a bag and put it in a freezer you would have it a week later. >> you could keep it. >> a long time. >> now, we have a tip from koeppen's kitchen. >> this is a model of koeppen's kitchen? >> what i do in my house. i have to say i have very little wasted food. keep in mind i have a husband and three little kids and we eat a lot in our house but when i come home from the grocery store instead of putting everything in the fridge or on the countertop, i put my fruits and veggies,

stuff that go bad fast i chop them up and put them in fridge. when somebody wants a piece of pineapple they are not looking at that thinking i'm not going to cut that up, that will sit there. they go in and grab pineapple. >> you save so much more buying it this way and cutting it yourself, you save a lot of dough. >> absolutely. that's my tip. it is very hard to keep fruit in my house. >> how long did it take you to >> a while. store, the last thing i want to >> you do. >> but i do and they eat it. >> is this all right? >> you can have some of that. >> thank you very much. hmm. i love peppers. susan koeppen, thank you. now, here's erica. >> harry, thanks. it is impossible to think of the royals and especially princess diana without the way she was hounded from the first day she was introduced until the last moment of her life, hounded by the paparazzi.

the questions afterwards as to whether or not they would back off a bit. now, the question is kate middleton ready for what may be waiting for her. to help us get a better feel no that neil sean and arthur edwards royal photographer for "the sun" good to have you both with us this morning. is kate middleton, you think, ready for what could be waiting? >> nobody really knows who's ready. i mean, you know, when you join the royal family, how could you possibly know? there is nothing to compare it with. i do think what's not easier for her but, you know, a she's older, certainly a bit more wiser, and i think she has the beauty of looking at history and seeing what sort of direction she wants to go down. when you sort of accomplish yesterday, you could see she's quite a feisty girl. a bit of feistiness. >> and a little taste of that, as well, she's come out in the past when she was unhappy with photos taken or information that was out there, armed with her lawyers and said, this is not okay some. >> that's right.

also, we have human rights laws here now where people can do that. and, you know, she's protected by those laws and the paparazzi know if they go over the mark, they do anything that interferes with her privacy, she can take them to court. i'm sure the palace will do that. they can't have what happened to diana happen to this girl. this girl, as neil said, is 28, she's ready for this job now. it is going to be a tough, tough job. joining this family is not easy. look at the history. but, you know, she's determined. i think looking at william and kate yesterday, he's left it this late because he wanted to be certain and i think this couple will be married forever, i really do. and he will protect her and the palace will protect her. they've got brilliant, brilliant staff under the umbrella of buckingham palace now, own scotland yard with her now. that won't happen, anyone who comes to close will -- >> something you don't have to worry about at all anymore as a

royal? >> the thing, is you can never really account for any public gaffe you may do. i mean, thinking of fergie. >> harry. >> but, you know, i'm not really sort of saying she would do that but certain things like arthur remembers could be the wrong photograph. remember the hot pants, the roller discount. >> a charity event she organized showing her laying down in them but part of the evening but taken out of context. >> misrepresented. i thought for sher she looked absolutely beautiful yesterday, very good comport mant, fabulous hair. >> right, the whole package. >> lovely. >> you could see as he walked in, he as arthur said, i think he was letting her have some of the limelight but you could see i thought when he talked about the break, that she kind of wanted to chip in and i think you will see more of that as it progresses. >> she's definitely much more outspoken, she's much more sure of herself, more confident than, of course, diana was, also 28

versus 16789 as a photographer, though, you obviously have a certain eye for pictures and what we see in people in pictures. as you watched them together, what really jumps out at you about this couple? >> so comfortable with each other. the body language were such they knew exactly what each other was going to say almost. that's because they've been together so long. they know each other very well. you know, william chatted to us beforehand, with kate, and they went separate groups so confident she could handle sher lf. i thought that was brilliant. you could answer any question and she would answer truthfully and he would answer truthfully. that confidence in each other i thought came true. the first interview with charles and diana, i mean, he kind of nursed her through that and she was a young, demure thing tirnlsts was awkward to watch. >> one of the wos interviews ever. when you look back on it 20 years later it looks awful but, you know, this interview yesterday, when you look on that 20 years' time will still be sparkling and brilliant because they looked so great together. these two, i think, are going to

conquer the world. >> i love the way the way everyone is so positive. >> such a romantic. >> we learned prince william, too. everyone is looking saying this is the royal marriage that will last, finally we have one. >> i don't think anyone goes into marriage thinking it is not going to last. >> no, but this is a couple who really projects that love for one another. >> i think again because they've had this great period of learning about each other and i think what people do like and i think what's come away in the -- around the world the fact when they were sort of sitting there together if you watch the film slowly when he is talking about the break and they need shd type apart, you could see what she -- her eyes were saying, you wanted that time. i was quite happy. i was miserable. i thought it was beautiful when she said she was sad and helped find sher self. what she wanted to say because you dumped mef. >> and look who is back you in. such a treat to have you with us

and look forward to speaking with you in the months to come as we look forward to the big day. >> thank you. >> in 19 the 5 a "people" magazine cover photo of mel gibson and headline sexiest man alive started a celebrity tradition still going strong some quarter a century later. joining us with a look at the special anniversary issue and here to reveal 2010's sexiest man alive is "people's" senior editor kate coyne. good morning. >> good morning. >> good to see you. you have two to choose from. two covers. >> two covers. same guy. >> it's ryan reynolds. >> there he is, ryan reynolds. >> 2010, sexiest man. >> when you go to the newsstand you get a choice of what colored t-shirt. >> yes. how much you want him smoldering at you, like the full smolder and the semi-smo der, perhaps. >> let's take a look again. the full smo der and -- >> depending on your taste . >> this is is the smoldering

one. >> i think he's very more towards a little playful smirkiness on the second one. >> 25 years in and the criteria is? >> the criteria is actually fairly broad because everyone's definition of sexy, is different. but, you what look for is somebody who will hopefully satisfy many different aspects. there were women who think a sense of humor is incredibly sexy. certainly ryan has thamplsts he has that in spades. >> he certainly sdinchts he's been here, smart and charming and a great sense of humor about himself. >> absolutely. he's able to laugh at himself, be very self-depri indicating and in addition to how funny he is, he certainly is just phenomenal to look at. he's a very, very handsome man. >> when i was going through the thoets they said a picture of him with his shirt off has millions of hits. >> yes. >> people just looking at his -- torso. >> he has been shirtless in several movies and he has trained very hard for those films and it certainly shows.

>> all right. it more than shows. >> here's a question of the hour is when do you pick this? do you pick it in july? some of these things are done so far in advance in the magazine world, when do you figure this out. >> we don't plan it too far in advance. i think that would be a mistake if you made a decision in june on who was of the moment right there. it's something that might not apply come november. this is the sort of thing where, you know, a month or so ago, we began to have serious discussions about who would be best. >> there you go. there are other guys in this issue and there are always other guys and there's a section where you took pictures of guys in their man caves? >> man caves, yes. well, very important to a sexy man, his sexy man cave. >> among them tommy lee. >> in his recording studio, yes. >> clad only in a newspaper? >> in a newspaper. well, tommy feels awfully rel relaxed and at home in his man cave, apparently. so, he had a great time doing the shoot. he was clothed for quite a bit

of the shoot, important to point out. >> yeah, that is important to point out. very good. >> conan in the issue, as well and wrote an essay. >> he wrote an essay detailing perhaps an alternate universe in which he has been named sexiest man alive something like nine or ten times and what a tremendous burden it has been on his life. >> he looks good in a dinner jacket. >> absolutely. absolutely. >> he could be sexiest man alive? >> bag back to what i said a sense of humor being a huge turnon for a lot of women i think a lot of people out there, you know, over six feet tall, broad shouldered, extremely funny, why not. >> interesting. what about some of -- vampires are all the rage and there are a couple of guys you have pictures of i'm sadly unfamiliar with. >> that is joe mangnello on "true blood" a werewolf so broadening the supernatural

spectrum, a werewolf and then some. just phenomenally beautiful, just wonderful to look at. >> right. >> and represents a kind of, you know, man's man brawniness that a lot of women absolutely swoon over. then you have on the other indof the spectrum an actor named ina summerhalde reds, much more naughty, sinister, sinuiy -- >> i like this, you have this well covered. >> i'm going to go back, though, 25 years, mel gibson. how did the sexiest man alive, was he chosen as sexiest man alive or a convenient headline. >> the beginning of the sexiest man alive franchise began when we plangd on a cover with mel gibson anyway and a coverline

what would work well to sell this cover one of the editors said, you know, he is the sleksiest man alive and it was slapped on the cover and an institution was born. >> what kind of feedback do you get on issues? >> always get people who think you made a grave mistake not picking someone but overwhelmingly people write in to say thank you, he's my favorite or thank now also featuring this guy or i couldn't believe it when i turned the page and saw so-and-so was there, "loved him for years. we usually get a very good response. >> kate coyne, pleasure to see you. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> enjoyed it. we'll be right back. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. ,,

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>> in fronts of buckingham palace. >> i have a little. >> what do you have? >> i was going to say, harry, i have the commemorative plate, july, i believe 29th, 1981. >> right. >> when prince charles married, of course, diana spencer became princess diana. i have to say one of the things i was really hoping to see this morning, because in the states, it's sort of like an announcement made and all of a sudden in times square you would have been able to find a special plate with prince william and kate middleton on it. i thought i'm going to find a spoon, i wanted to fibd you a spoon, harry and something special for jeff. they are not out yet however we know they are actually already starting to make the commemorative plates. i think we have video of it. the good news is they may be ready in time for christmas. >> erica, if you want, jack needs some new baby spoons so he can put in that special request right now. >> and he has a birthday coming up, doesn't he? he needs a special first birthday spoon.

>> erica, i don't know if you heard about this, a guy has a sapphire, jewelry company in new york city and sapphire is the name of it, bay of the name, this guy sgees phone was ringing off the hook. he called his wife and said i'm not coming off home tonight. already cranking out of diana's now kate's ring. >> if you re-created the actual ring it would cost how much? >> hundreds and hundreds of thousands of dollars but they'll make a knock-off that probably goes for a grand or two. >> i'll take the knock-off for christmas. [ laughter ] >> i'll bring you guys back some spoons. you hook me up with the ring. >> all right. >> it's a deal. >> good yob, erica. great job out there today. we especially everybody, especially dave, think of dave. >> yes. >> have a great day, everybody. your local news is next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

it's 8:55. time for news headlines from cbs 5. i'm sydnie kohara. new details may be revealed today in the kidnapping of a local businessman. earlier this month police rescued the man from a san jose neighborhood. he was being held for a million dollars ransom. five suspects were arrested. a press conference with the san jose police department starts in about an hour and a half. police are searching for the suspect in a deadly shooting in antioch. gregory flynn levy was found shot in his car outside a 7- eleven last night. they believe he was targeted but they are in the calling it gang-related. another person in the car was not injured. and a fare for a new bart station could be decided today. that new station is located between the castro valley and

dublin-pleasanton stations. fares will cost about $11. traffic and weather around the bay area in just a moment. stay with us. eveille" througho] let's support the small business owners getting our economy booming with the first ever small business saturday. on november 27th, shop small. it's going to be huge.

good morning. fremont northbound 880 between mowry and thornton, we got an accident involving a trail their somehow got loose. it sounds like a backhoe, also

in lanes. anyway, right now the two left lanes are blocked and traffic is just beginning to back up through the investment overturned trailer and a backhoe a mess through there. 880 through oakland as you pass the coliseum, this just started to slow in the last five minutes northbound. heavy commute towards downtown oakland. new accident san mateo southbound 101 approaching dorey avenue at the bay bridge, though, things improving significantly. it's only backed up to mid lot. that's your traffic. here's tracy with your forecast. hey, thanks, elizabeth. forecast for this wednesday a couple of days away from the weekend and we continue to transition with our weather. here's a look outside this morning with plenty of sunshine just along the coastline. sunshine for now but clouds will be moving in over the next few days. here's a look at the seven-day forecast. clouds moving in, and with the clouds eventually a chance of showers friday. better chance of rainfall coming in for the weekend with temperatures cooling down to the 50s and bear in mind, those will be our daytime highs. today's temperatures cooler.